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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

“You’ve got to tread carefully if you try to ratchet back ease of returns, so that you don’t drive your customer to your competitor,” said Chuck Johnston, who served as Walmart’s senior director of returns between 2005 and 2012 and is now the chief strategy officer at goTRG, a returns management company.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Working with Ryder, customers have access to unmatched capacity – whether it’s by accessing vehicles from one of the largest commercial fleets in North America or adding the flexibility of using third-party carriers. which ultimately ended up at RedPrairie, now part of JDA Software).

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

The phrase “Made in China” embodies cheap labor, the outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs, and China’s transformation into one of the world’s economic superpowers. However, it seems the end of the Made in China manufacturing era may be in sight. shale gas began in 2005. states the BCG report.

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Logistics Industry’s Slow Economic Comeback Continues in Spite of Challenges

Supply Chain Network

Further analysis shows that 2010 was about on par with 2005, and still well below the pre-recession years. Manufacturing and business spending were the bright spots during much of 2010, while consumer goods production was almost flat. The report reveals that business logistics costs rose to 8.3 percent of U.S. supply chain since 1988.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. Additionally, the company’s manufacturing expertise will enable the reduction of production costs.